Profile
John is head of the corporate/commercial team.
John has over 25 years experience advising businesses of all types.
He was managing partner in a local firm for 13 years before joining Clarkson Wright & Jakes in 2001. He has been named in the Chambers Directory (a leading guide to the UK legal profession) as a leading individual in Kent and Sussex for Corporate Finance work. John is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
John has a keen interest in classic cars and flying. He is a past president of Tunbridge Wells Rotary Club and the Secretary/Treasurer and a former Chairman of the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians in the UK. John is also a former Governor of Holmewood House School in Tunbridge Wells and was a Trustee of Hospice in the Weald at Pembury.
EXPERTISE
- Management buy-outs
- Company sales and acquisitions
- Business sales and acquisitions
- Shareholders' agreements
- Partnership transactions
- Review and drafting of commercial agreements
- Commercial property
- Trusts
HIGHLIGHTS
- Lubricant Distribution Agreements for Engen Petroleum Limited in Southern Africa
- Sale of The Commtech Group plc to IMI plc
- Acquisition of Pinden Quarry from Hanson plc
- Sale of Margolis Group Limited to MBO team
WISH FOR THE YEAR
To keep his number of landings equal to the number of takeoffs!
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